Stirling University has been named as one of the world’s best institutions under 50 years old.
It came 61st in the inter-national league table, ninth in the UK and the top-ranked in Scotland. The shortlist was compiled by the Times Higher Education Supplement.
Professor Gerry McCormac, the university principal, said: “I am delighted Stirling has retained its position as the leading institution in Scotland.
“We provide one of the best all-round student experiences, with innovative and high-quality teaching programmes that produce intellectually able graduates who are highly sought by employers.”
The university was established by Royal Charter in 1967. It claims to be the first “genuinely new” university in Scotland for more than 400 years.
The institution’s core areas are health and wellbeing, the environment, enterprise and economy, and culture and society.
It also specialises in sport and boasts Scotland’s University for Sporting Excellence, which includes world-class facilities the National Swimming Academy and the National Tennis Centre.
Stirling was also the first Scottish university to offer sports scholarships in 1981.
